This luxurious, ten-day holiday provides the best itinerary available to see the sun-drenched Yucatan peninsula's spectacular ancient Maya sites, traditional Maya villages, and colonial architecture. Discover with art historian Virginia Miller soaring pyramids, distinctive temple complexes, and wonderful sculpture at Chichen Itza, Coba, Ek Balam, Uxmal, Dzibilchaltun, and elsewhere. There is free time to bird watch, shop for crafts, or relax, reflect, and enjoy our excellent accommodations. This is the best-paced itinerary available to explore sites and enjoy deluxe resorts: three nights at the Hotel Mayaland (next to Chichen Itza), three nights at the Hacienda Uxmal (next to Uxmal), and two nights at the Intercontinental in Merida.

This fourteen-day tropical adventure thoroughly explores ancient Maya sites with archaeologist Norman Hammond in the lush jungles of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. No other itinerary provides three nights each at the spectacular ancient cities of Tikal and Copan. Explore the ancient sites of La Venta, Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan, Tikal, Copan, and Quirigua. Maya art and architecture will "come alive" as you encounter enormous stelae (carved monoliths), painted frescoes, stucco friezes, carved lintels, and huge temple-pyramids that soar above the rainforest. Enjoy free time to go bird watching or simply relax, reflect, and enjoy our comfortable hotels and remote jungle lodges.

Cruising this magnificent region between Venice and Dubrovnik (and stopping to explore islands and coastal towns) is one of the world's most delightful travel experiences. As your luxurious yacht approaches, ancient walls on promontories are revealed, rising from the water's edge, and they enclose delightful towns of closely-packed, tile-roofed, stone buildings. Aboard the elegant, 50-suite Corinthian, you will discover not only the Dalmatian Coast's well-established highlights but also its hidden jewels. An archaeologist (Jodi Magness in May; Andrew Moore in October) accompanies each cruise to help illuminate, through illustrated talks and informal discussions, the history and cultural significance of the sites you visit.